Geto Kogen Now: Saturday 27th December 2025
- Dec 27, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate
New snowfall at base
34cm
Snowfall at base this season 307cm
Posted on Saturday 27th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
Much more interesting news this morning.
Over 30cm of fresh snow with closing in on 0.5m up top.
Yesterday we had strong winds and snow and this morning the snow continues... with (hopefully) less wind.
We should get more cm today and it will all help to reset the mountain and hopefully open up more...
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Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
140cm (top)
65cm (base)
Planned lift operations (reported by the ski area):
All lifts scheduled to open during peak season
Number 2 gondola operates 27th December through 4th January and every Saturday, Sunday and national holiday
Courses (reported by the ski area):
A few runs are unavailable and some are part open
Basically, more snow is needed to get things open and in good condition
Tree run courses are not yet open
Geto Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 27th December 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 307cm Number of days snowfall observed 21 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 77cm (on 5th December) November 2025 snowfall 54cm observed on 5 days December 2025 snowfall 253cm observed on 16 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Geto Kogen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.